Ranked #1
Chapter 1-"What's a Pilot’s Worth?"
Chapter 1-"What's a Pilot’s Worth?"
ALPA has a long history of accomplishments from organizing and bargaining to critical improvements in aviation safety an... Read more
5 Feb 2019
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14mins
Ranked #2
Chapter 2-"Stepping on Toes"
Chapter 2-"Stepping on Toes"
This week, hear about the 24 "key men" who saw themselves as good "company men" but were labeled as "troublemakers" by t... Read more
5 Mar 2019
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13mins
Ranked #3
Chapter 3-"Pilot Pushing"
Chapter 3-"Pilot Pushing"
This week, we’ll hear about how the deadly practice of “pilot pushing” played a huge role in Capt. David Behncke’s drive... Read more
27 Mar 2019
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14mins
Ranked #4
Chapter 4-"The Airmail Pilots' Strike of 1919"
Chapter 4-"The Airmail Pilots' Strike of 1919"
The Airmail Pilots' Strike of 1919 was one of the earliest organized actions taken by pilots. This 4-day strike led to c... Read more
4 Apr 2019
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15mins
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Ranked #5
Chapter 5 (Part 1)-"The Livermore Affair"
Chapter 5 (Part 1)-"The Livermore Affair"
In 1937, a young widow by the name of Lorna Livermore helped ALPA shed light on the practice of “pilot pushing” with the... Read more
25 Apr 2019
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14mins
Ranked #6
Chapter 7 (Part 2)-"Perils in Washington"
Chapter 7 (Part 2)-"Perils in Washington"
Expert maneuvering by ALPA's first president, Capt. Dave Behncke helped propel ALPA from a small lobbying group to the m... Read more
30 Aug 2019
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19mins
Ranked #7
Chapter 6 (Part 2)-"The Trouble with E.L. Cord"
Chapter 6 (Part 2)-"The Trouble with E.L. Cord"
The Century Airlines Strike of 1932 was quite the spectacle during the early days of commercial aviation. Not only was i... Read more
24 Jun 2019
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15mins
Ranked #8
Chapter 6 (Part 1)-"The Trouble with E.L. Cord"
Chapter 6 (Part 1)-"The Trouble with E.L. Cord"
E.L. Cord was the owner of Century Air Lines, but more importantly, his name was the rallying cry for organizing pilots ... Read more
7 Jun 2019
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15mins
Ranked #9
Chapter 5 (Part 2)-"The Livermore Affair"
Chapter 5 (Part 2)-"The Livermore Affair"
In this episode, we hear the conclusion of the Livermore Affair and learn how this tragedy set the groundwork for ALPA's... Read more
17 May 2019
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17mins
Ranked #10
Chapter 7 (Part 1)-"Perils in Washington"
Chapter 7 (Part 1)-"Perils in Washington"
The early days of ALPA's presence in Washington were filled with political maneuvering spearheaded by ALPA's founder, Da... Read more
29 Jul 2019
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17mins
Ranked #11
Chapter 10 (Part 2)-”Dave Behncke: An American Success Story”
Chapter 10 (Part 2)-”Dave Behncke: An American Success Story”
Dave Behncke's path to becoming the founder and head of ALPA was not a direct one. While Behncke finally achieved the mi... Read more
29 Apr 2020
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12mins
Ranked #12
Chapter 10 (Part 1)-”Dave Behncke: An American Success Story”
Chapter 10 (Part 1)-”Dave Behncke: An American Success Story”
Learn about the origins and story of ALPA's first president, Dave Behncke. Join us to retrace Behncke's journey from a s... Read more
6 Apr 2020
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13mins
Ranked #13
Chapter 9 (Part 2)-”The Rise and Fall of the TWA Pilots' Association”
Chapter 9 (Part 2)-”The Rise and Fall of the TWA Pilots' Association”
The flight that killed U.S. Senator Bronson Cutting from New Mexico brought renewed scrutiny to the airline accident inv... Read more
29 Feb 2020
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13mins
Ranked #14
Chapter 9 (Part 1)-”The Rise and Fall of the TWA Pilots' Association”
Chapter 9 (Part 1)-”The Rise and Fall of the TWA Pilots' Association”
Learn what chain of events led to the rise of one of the first airline-sponsored pilots' associations, the TWA Pilots' A... Read more
10 Feb 2020
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14mins
Ranked #15
Chapter 8 (Part 2)-”Flying for a Rogue Airline”
Chapter 8 (Part 2)-”Flying for a Rogue Airline”
Long and Harmon were essentially running a rogue airline that was refusing to abide by Decision 83, which was the Nation... Read more
20 Dec 2019
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15mins
